Category Archives: @Shop.org

Jan26

Shop.org Exec Director shares thoughts on digital retail’s ‘critical juncture’

By Margaret Case Little, Director, NRF | Published: January 26, 2012
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Last week’s Shop.org presence at Retail’s BIG Show – which featured a full track devoted to trendspotting and predictions in the digital retailing space – found the perfect introduction in retail veteran (and current Shop.org Executive Director) Vicki Cantrell. Cantrell shared inspiring and motivational thoughts for the hundreds of digital retailing professionals in the room,  [...]

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Jan24

What retailers will do differently for Holiday 2012

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: January 24, 2012
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It was a rush of a holiday season: close to half of the retailers we surveyed earlier this month reported year over year online sales growth of 30% or more. Per the 2011 eHoliday Post-Holiday Study, conducted with partner BIGinsight, consumers started shopping online in earnest in November and hardly slowed down thereafter, with more [...]

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Jan20

Proof that tablets are here to stay

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: January 20, 2012
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As quickly as retailers were asking themselves how to optimize for those tiny little smartphone screens, along came tablet devices with – comparatively speaking – oceans of space to fill. Plus, it turns out, consumers use their tablet and smart phone devices for different purposes and in different ways. Little surprise, then, that designing for [...]

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Nov16

Talking with…Shop.org’s new Executive Director Vicki Cantrell

By Margaret Case Little, Director, NRF | Published: November 16, 2011
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To put it lightly, Vicki Cantrell has hit the ground running. Last week, the National Retail Federation announced that retail veteran Vicki Cantrell would be joining the NRF team as  Senior Vice President, Communities and Executive Director, Shop.org. And today, she’s more than excited to share what her first few days on the job have [...]

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Sep14

Google exec shares what the next generation of mobile users wants

By Megan Conniff | Published: September 14, 2011
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Imagine walking into the subway station after a long day at work and stopping by a grocery store that is built into the station. You browse the available products and scan the items you’d like to purchase with your phone. Your payment and order is processed via your phone, and your groceries are delivered to [...]

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